Ada Lovelace Day: Celebrate Women in Technology
- By Jenny Williams
- March 24, 2010 |
- 7:30 am |
- Categories: People, Science and Education
Ada Lovelace (Image: Public Domain from Wikipedia)
Today is Ada Lovelace Day, a day to celebrate women and girls in technology. It is in honor of Ada Lovelace, obviously, who is often credited with writing the first computer program.
Ada Lovelace was often ill as a child, but she kept up her education during her illnesses. She learned mathematics and science from private tutors. She then went on to work and correspond with Charles Babbage, leading to the important work of hers that we know today. She worked with him in relation to his mechanical analytical engine. This engine was inspired by Babbage’s difference engine, a version of which is on display at Mountain View, California’s Computer History Museum. It is quite an impressive sight to see it in action!
After reading more about her life and her work, I still feel it is best summarized by BrainPOP’s Ada Lovelace video, which is designed for kids.
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